SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Matthew Gardner, 7 Aug 1797
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Matthew Gardner Sr of Southampton County, State of
Virginia, being weak in boddy at present but of sound and perfect mind and
memory, thanks be to almighty God for the same, and calling to mind the
mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all to die, do make and
ordain this my last will and testament, vizt:  First of all, I desire that all
my debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Matthew Gardner and his heirs forever,
the plantation whereon I now live with four hundred acres land, more or less,
one hors which is in his possession.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Etheldred Gardner and his heirs forever,
the plantation whereon I now live with the rest of my out lands containing
four hundred and eighteen acres of land, more or less and thirty seven acres
of land out of the tract I left to my son Matthew, I lend to my son Etheldred
for twelve year one negro man Lewis and one horse nam'd Fox and twenty pounds
cash.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Daughtry, the wife of
Matthew Daughtry, and her heirs forever, one negro girl named Hanner that I
purchased of David Edmunds & fifteen pounds cash.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Lucreasey? Daughtry, the wife of
Theophilus Daughtry and her heirs forever, one negro girl named Cherry.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mitchi Wester and her heirs
forever, one negro woman named Selna and twenty five pounds cash & horse
called Iron.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Guardner and her heirs
forever, one negro girl named Edna, one horse called Monert, one feather bed
and furniture and six pounds cash.

Iem: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Julieberry Gardner and her heirs
forever five pounds cash.

Lastly, my will an ddesire that my Executors after my death do equally divide
the Estate then remaining with the negroes and whole of my crop betwixt five
of my children, (vizt): Matthew Gardner, Etheldred Gardner, Elizabeth
Daughtry, Lucrecasey Daughtry and Mary Gardner.

I likewise constitute and appoint my two sons Matthew Gardner and Etheldred
Gardner the whole and sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament given
under my hand and seal this 7th day of August one thousand seven hundred &
ninety seven.

                                                      Matthew Gardner (seal)
Signed, sealed, published, declared
to be the Last Will & testament of
Matthew Gardner, Sr in presence of:

William Fowler
James Vaughan Jr
    her
Rhoda X Robertson
    mark

               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 20th day of April 1801

This Wll was proved by the oaths of William Fowler, James Vaughan Jr & Rhoda
Robertson, three of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.  And on
the motion of Matthew Gardner and Etheldred Gardner, the Executors therein
named who made oath according to law, Probat is granted them in due form
giving security. Whereupon &c.

                                                  Samuel Kello, Cl. (clerk)
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 5, 1797-1804
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 249-250

Note: Spelling was not corrected.Paragraphing and some punctuation were added 
by transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original.
Viz & vizt are abbreviations for videlicet which means "that is to say, namely".


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